about 2022 · Related development

Council approves AMI smart water meter project (~70,000 meters)

Amarillo approves replacement of more than 70,000 traditional water meters with Sensus iPERL smart meters, funded by a Texas Water Development Board Clean Water State Revolving Fund loan plus loan forgiveness. Smart meters record hourly usage and end estimated reads.^[1]^[2]

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Water & sewer
Construction & streets
Contracts & procurement

What the sources say

⚠ Sources differ
The AMI smart-meter project's cost/financing is reported differently across sources.
Reported value 1[2]
Amount
$27,000,000
Construction/meter-replacement contract amount
Reported value 2[1]
Amount
$29,500,000
Loan forgiveness
$1,000,000
TWDB Clean Water SRF loan funding the project (plus $1M forgiveness)
✓ Verified
The project replaces more than 70,000 water meters with Sensus iPERL smart meters.^[1]
Meters
70,000
Comparator
greater-than